At the age of eight I mowed my first lawn and even then I realized what an absolute, despicable waste lawns are. For the last several years I have been living in apartments in the middle of a city, so the small amount of lawn care that was required was taken care of by the [...]
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Too many laws…
Harper’s Conservative Party, in line with his conservative ideology according to media outlets like the Globe and Mail, wants to curb the Supreme Court’s ability to significantly alter or amend legislation through interpretive rulings. See today’s Globe article on the status of Supreme Court interpretation. How would Harper significantly change the powers of the highest [...]
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The delicious irony of usage-based-billing
The telecom industry in Canada is essentially controlled by a handful of companies – namely Videotron, Bell and Rogers and their subsidiaries; others like Telus and Eastlink are trying desperately to get a slice. When I say control, I mean 96% market share between the 3 major companies. With the recent usage based billing fiasco [...]
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Amazing…but a little scary…
As a celebration of 2011, let’s look back at the dawn of the new millennium. Check out this graph from Stephanie Fox at io9.com. The tech developments are astounding, particularly in mobile technologies. On the other hand, the population developments are a little terrifying. 862 Million people in 10 years or 86 Million per year. [...]
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